Trump pulls pick to lead US jobs data agency
Source: BBC
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of conservative economist EJ Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).The nomination came shortly after Trump fired BLS chief Erika McEntarfer in August, midway through her term, following a weak jobs report.Trump's decision to nominate Dr Antoni as the new commissioner of the BLS was praised by conservatives but some independent economists said…
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